一苦労

一苦労
ひとくろう【一苦労】
( ⇒ くろう )
*sweat
〖U〗[or a ~]《略式》ひと苦労.
* * *
ひとくろう【一苦労】
(quite) a struggle; considerable hardship.
~する have (quite) a struggle; go through considerable hardship.

●彼の父にうんと言わせるのは一苦労だった. We had a difficult [hard, tough] time persuading his father. | It was quite a job [struggle, business] making his father say yes.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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